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The conference starts on Monday, 14th June 2010 in the morning and ends on Friday 18 June 2010 after lunch. Arrival of participants is on Sunday 13 June. A preliminary schedule of the meeting can be downloaded in .doc or .pdf format by clicking on one of the links below. Sunday 13 June 2010
14:00 - 23:00
Arrival of participants, Registration Front desk
20:00 - 22:00 Welcome drink and Sedish Smörgåsbord dinner, Dining room
Monday 14 June 2010
08:30 - 09:05 Welcome and Opening Talk, Hjortnäs lecture hall
08:30 - 08:45 Welcome message by the organisers
08:45 - 09:05 Quantum Mechanics and Life? – Problems and Implications, Nathan Haydon, Montana State University, USA
Session 1: Astronomy and life Chair: Erik Vigren, Stockholm University, Sweden 09:05 - 09:25 Planetary System Formation: Study of the different Architectures, Yamila Miguel, University of La Plata, Argentinia
09:25 - 09:45 Uranium isotope variations in meteorites: Implications for high-precision chronology and short-lived radioactivities in the early Solar System, Greg Brennecka, Arizona State University, USA
09:45 - 10:05 New Probes of the Chemistry in the Inner Regions of Planet-Forming Disks, Jeanette Bast, Leiden University, The Netherlands
10:05 - 10:25 Gas Phase Reactions of Carbanions with H Atoms, Zhibo Yang, University of Colorado, USA 10:25 - 10:55 Coffee break Session 1: Astronomy and life (continued) 10:55 - 11:15 Photon- and electron Radiation of Organic Molecules in Cryogenic Water Ices: Consequence to Astrobiology, Antti Lignell, JPL, USA
11:15 - 11:35 Activity in Distant Primordial Solar System Objects?, Sarah Sonnett, Universityof Hawai’i, USA
11:35 - 11:55 Water in B-type Asteroids, Bin Yang, University of Hawai’i, USA
11:55 - 12:15 Astrobiology in the asteroid belt?, Britney Schmidt, Univarsity of California at Los Angeles, USA
12:15 - 12:35 Rotational Light Curve of Comet 176P/Linear, Timm Riesen, University of Hawai’i, USA
12:35 - 12:55 Dynamics of populations subjected to fast depletions, Douglas Galante, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil 12:55 - 14:30 Lunch Break Session 2: Evolution of habitable planets Chair: Vlada Stamenkovic, German Aerospace Centre
14:30 - 15:10 Planetary Evolution and Habitability, Tilman Spohn, German Aerospace Centre, Germany
15:10 - 15:30 From stars to planets to life: What do the elemental abundances tell us?, Aditya Chopra, Australian National University, Australia
15:30 - 15:50 Supernova Encounters with the Solar System: Past and Present, Themis Athanissiadou, Arizona State University, USA
15:50 - 16:10 Storms in Space: Space Weather Effects on Habitability, Michele Cash, University of Washington, USA 16:10 - 16:40 Coffee break Session 2: Evolution of habitable planets (continued)
16:40 - 17:00 Magnetic Field Generation on Sub-Earths and Super-Earths, Vlada.Stamenkovic, German Aerospace Centre
17:00 - 17:20 Generalized Milankovitch Cycles and longterm climatic habitability, Dave Spiegel , Princeton University, USA
17:20 - 17:40 Coupling of Interior Dynamics Models with Global Atmosphere Models and its Impact, on the Habitability of Planets, Lena Noack, German Aerospace Centre
17:40 - 18:00 Constraints on habitability from obliquity tides, René Heller, University of Hamburg, Germany
18:00 - 18:20 Life Orbiting Exoplanets: the Habitability of Exoplanetary Satellites, Joonas Saario, University of Turku, Finland 18:30 Dinner 20:30- 22:30 Poster session
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Session 3: Weird life: Extremophiles and ancestral organisms on Earth Chair: Marc Höppner, Stockholm University, Sweden
09:00 - 09:20 On the origin of life: natural selection in the protocell population, Katarzyna Adamala, Harvard University
09:20 - 09:40 Investigating the Structural and Functional Capacity of Abiotic Peptides Through, Computational Prediction Methods, Aaron Goldman , University of Washington, USA
09:40 - 10:00 Microbial Adaptations in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert: What to do, and what to evolve, when there is no water (at all)., Armando Azúa B., Catholic University of Chile
10:10 - 10:20 An investigation into biologically mediated sulfur cycling under simulated Europa ocean conditions, Damhnait F. Gleeson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee break
Session 3: Weird life: Extremophiles and ancestral organisms on Earth (continued)
10:50 - 11:10 A 'Follow the Energy' Approach to Sulfur Redox Metabolism in a Terrestrial Analogue for Europa, Katherine Wright, University of Colorado, USA
11:10 - 11:30 The Formation and Identification of Prebiotic Molecules on Titan’s Surface, Catherine D. Neish, Johns Hopkins University, USA
11:30 - 11:50 The Possibility of Life in Titan’s Liquid Hydrocarbons, Lucy H Norman, University College London, UK, 12:00 Lunch break Session 4: Interaction between geochemistry and life and geological signatures of life Chair: Sandra Siljeström, Stockholm University
13:30 - 14:10 The geological signatures of life, Frances Westall, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire Equipe, Exobiologie, France
14:10 - 14:30 The Late Heavy Bombardment and the Habitability of the Hadean Earth, Matthew M. Wielicki, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
14:30 - 14:50 A possible role for surface ice features in the origin of life, Jeff Bowman, University of Washington, USA
14:50 - 15:10 Ancient weathering crust-hydrosphere system as environment of prebiotic molecules appearance, Alexey Novoselov, Vernadsky Institute, Russia 15:10 - 15:40 Coffee break Session 4: Interaction between geochemistry and life and geological signatures of life
15:40 - 16:00 Sterane biomarkers in the Proterozoic:Implications for eukaryote evolution, Amber Jarret; Australian National University, Australia
16:10 - 16:30 Hydrogen exchange and energetics: evolution, assembly, and operation of biologically and geological derived metal-catalysts on the early earth and today., Shawn McGlynn, Montana State University, USA
16:30 - 16:50 Chemical Complexity in the H3PO2:Pyruvate system. Possibilkities for Abiogenesis, Kate Marriott, University of Leeds, UK
16:50 - 17:10 The borate moderated prebiotic synthesis of carbohydrates Heshan Grasshopper Illankoon, University of Florida, USA
17:10 - 17:30 Challenges to measuring physical and chemical properties of flow in harsh environments Jonathan Oiler, Arizona State University 17:30 - 17:45 Break 17:45 - 18:35 Introduction into the geology of the Siljan impact crater site Tomas Hode, University of Portland, USA
19:30 Walk down to lakeshore
Rowing trip on Lake Siljan with traditional church boats Barbecue on lakeside
(weather permitting)
Wed 16 June 2010
09:00 - 18:00 Field trip to geological sites and other interesting places in the Siljan region
19:30 - 19:50 Address by Carl Pilcher, Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
19:50 - 20:25 The Astrobiology Primer 2.0, Katherine Wright, University of Colorado, USA
20:30 Dinner
Thursday 17 June 2010
Session 5: Exploring the Red Planet Chair: Henrik Johansson, Stockholm University
09:00 - 09:20 The influence of partial melt on volcanic outgassing and its implications for the habitability of Super-Earths and Mars, Ana-Catalina Plesa, German Aerospace Centre, Germany
09:20 - 09:40 Terrestrial hydrous ferric oxide concretions: Astrobiological implications for Mars hematite, Sally L. Potter, University of Utah, USA
09:40 - 10:00 Mineralogy, Microtexture and Microbial Biosignatures of Siliceous, Hydrothermal Spring Deposits, with Applications to Mars Exploration, Jorge Nuñez Sanchez, Arizona State University, USA
10:00 - 10:20 Solubility of sulfates in acidic solutions: implications for ancient martian aqueous environments conducive to life, Pablo Sobron, Washington University of St. Louis, USA
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee break
Session 5: Exploring the Red Planet (continued)
10:50 - 11:10 Exploration of Alaskan subsurface brine layers as Martian analogs: distinctive habitats for microbes and viruses at subzero temperature Jesse Colangelo Lillis, University of Washington, USA
11:10 - 11:30 Habitability at the Mars Phoenix landing site, Christina Holstein-Rathlou, Aarhus University, Denmark
11:30 - 11:50 Mars Astrobiology: Pushing the Limits of Organic Detection on Mars using the ChemCam LIBS Instrument, Ann Ollila, University of New Mexico, USA
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break 13:30 - 16:00 Parallel workshops 1-4
Fundamental questions of Astrobiology, “Bergsäng” room, Open discussion
Habitability, “Hjortnäs” lecture hall, Chair: Vlada Stamenkovic, German Aerospace Centre
Future missions to rocky planets, “Sjugare” room, Chair: Sandra Siljeström, Stockholm University
Weird forms of life and deep subsurface life, “Riddarsalen” room, Chair: Jeff Bowman, University of Washington, USA 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break 16:30 - 19:00 Parallel workshops 6-8
Influence of the geochemical context on the origin of life and on the earliest stages of natural and chemical selection, “Lefflers salong”, Chair: Rika Anderson, University of Washington, US
Detection of exoplanets and habitable worlds, "Hjortnäs" lecture hall, Chair: David Anderson, Keele University, UK
Missions to outer planets an their satellites, “Sjugare”, Chair: Britney Schmidt, UCLA, USA
Catastrophical events, “Riddarsalen”, Chair: Matthew Wielecki, UCLA, USA 20:00 Conference banquet
Friday 18 June 2010
Session 6: Exoplanets
08:30 - 09:10 Super-Earths and Life – a fascinating cross-disciplinary puzzle, Lisa Kaltenegger, Harvard University, USA
09:10 - 09:30 The characterisation and implications of WASP planets, David Anderson, Keele University, UK
09:30 - 09:50 Putting Transit Timing Variations to Good Use: Understanding Retrograde Planets, Detecting Habitable Planets and Determining Internal Planetary Structure, Matthew Payne, University of Florida, USA
09:50 - 10:10 Cosmic Habitability, Sarah Rugheimer, Harvard University, USA
10:10 - 10:30 The Detectability of Habitable Exomoons, Gianmarco Campanella Queen Mary University, UK
10:30 - 10:50 Instrumentation and methods for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, Andrew Siemion, University of California at Berkeley, USA
10:50 - 11:20 Coffee break Session 6: Exoplanets (continued)
11:20 - 12:10 Reports from the Workshops (5 min each) + discussion 12:10 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 Departure of participants, bus transfer to railway station, Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Stockholm Central station
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